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President Richard Brodhead has taken a shot at the legal drinking age. On June 26, Brodhead was Tine of the first of 123 college presidents to sign on to a movement that decries the effectiveness of the current drinking age limit at 21 and advocates candid debate on alternative options, including lowering the legal drinking age to 18. “We do not simply advocate lowering the drinking age as a solution to a very serious problem,” Brodhead wrote in an e-mail. “Rather, we Want to encourage an honest and constructive dialogue among educators, lawmakers, parents and students.” The movement, called the Amethyst SEE AMETHYST ON PAGE 15

President Richard Brodhead walks down the Chapel aisle to speak to members of theClass of 2012 at Convocation Tuesday. His remarks touched on a range of topics, from the Olympics to Duke's educational mission.Dean of Undergraduate EducationSteve Nowicki also addressed the new class.

A student who said he was hazed by offcampus fraternity Alpha Delta Phi, formerly chartered as Sigma Alpha Epsilon, filed a complaint against a member of the group before a magistrate Aug. 9. Sophomore Daniel Klufas was treated at Duke Hospital for hypothermic shock and a seizure following an April 25 pledge event in which he was allegedly forced to remove his clothing while being doused with frigid water. Attorney Stephan Seeger said that when his client began to shiver, one of the fraternity brothers tried to aid himby following the cold water with hot water, sending Klufas into “uncontrollable shivering and shock.” Klufas did not finish pledging, and he wrote in an e-mail that he will take a medical leave ofabsence from Duke this semester. “There’s really no "hope of normalcy upon returning to Duke,” Seeger said. “People in Daniel’s position who speak up on behalfof themselves so bad things don’t SEE HAZING ON PAGE 12

Giuliani files Duke hires financial aid head Barnard aid director will charges against commence work Nov. 1

Duke, golf coach ?

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Alleging the illegal termination ofhis athletic eligibil-

ity, Andrew Giuliani, a senior and former member of the men’s golf team, is suing the University and his former coach, The Chronicle revealed July 23. Durham attorney Bob Ekstrand, Law ’9B, filed the suit against Duke and head golf coach O.D. Vincent July 23 on behalf of Giuliani, who was dismissed from the golf team in February. Jim Cooney, a Charlotte attorney who represented Reade Seligmann during the lacrosse case, filed a notice of appearance Aug. 4 that he would represent the other side of the bench by defending the University. The University’s legal team for the case includes Dixie SEE GIULIANI ON PAGE 9

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Alison Rabil, the financial aid director at Barnard College, will become Duke’s financial aid director and assistant vice provost beginning Nov. 1, Provost Peter Lange announced Aug. 12. Rabil, who has been at Barnard since 2005, has been working in financial aid services for a cumulative 20 years. She will replace the retiringjames Belvin, who has led financial aid at Duke for more than three decades. “I think she’s passionate about makingAt possible for people to have the education they want regardless of their ability to pay,” Barnard Dean Dorothy Denburg said. “She’s passionate about helping people to realize their goals.” Among her achievements at the college, the most significant was a reduction of private loan debt among Barnard student families by more than 70 percent, Denburg said. Rabil was chosen from more than three dozen applicants �

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Alison Rabil will succeed James Belvin as Duke's financial aid director Nov. 1.She will also serve as assistant vice provost.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 22,2008

Fay brings alligators to Florida

MELBOURNE, Fla. As if a fourth straight day of rain from Tropical Storm Fay wasn't enough, weary residents Floridian fallout; are now dealing with alligators, snakes and other critters driven from their swampy lairs into flooded streets, backyards and doorsteps. The erratic and stubborn storm has dumped more than 2 feet of rain‘along parts of Florida's low-lying central Atlantic coast this week. The system continued its slow, wet march Thursday by curving back from the ocean to hit the state for a third time. Alligators live in all 67 Florida counties, and state officials say they receive more than 18,000 alligator-related complaints each year. But the floodwaters heighten the risk of an encounter with people because the creatures search for a safe place to wait out the storm.

Shooting kills 16-year-old student KNOXVILLE,Term. A law enforcement official says a 16student has died year-old after a shooting in a Knoxville,Tenn. school cafeteria. high The shooting at Central High School was reported to police at about 8:10 Thursday morning. Police say they took a suspect into custody six minutes later near the school and recovered the gun. The school was placed on lockdown after the shooting. School officials were preparing to release students one classroom at a time, then bus them to a church so they could be picked up by their parents.

39 identified in Spain air crash MADRID, Spain A gauge indicating that overheated air was entering a Spanair jetliner forced pilots to abandon a takeoff about an hour before the plane crashed in flames, but airline officialsrefused to speculate Thursday on the cause of the accident thatkilled 153 people. As investigators tried to piece together what happened, relatives crushed by grief went to a makeshift morgue to identify loved ones. Officials said many of the bodies were burned beyond recognition.

While Summer Session I winded down, the hustle and bustle of campus activity continued into the Summer Session 11. Despite the lazy summer days, students remained active on and off campus with various activities. Some returned for more summer school while others left for internships back home or volunteer opportunities abroad. In the meantime, the Duke administration remained busy with a variety of events that concerned the Board of Trustees, grants to the University and a scientific controversy. Robert Steel named CEO of Wachovia Corp. Board of Trustees Chair Robert Steel, Trinity ’73, was appointed president and CEO ofWachovia Corp. July 9. It was later confirmed that Steel will continue to serve as chair of the Trustees. The Board has policies regarding managing conflicts of interest. Steel was introduced as the new CEO at a press conference held by Wachovia July 10. Chair Lanty Smith, Law ’64, and a former Trustee, said at the press conference that Steel did not pursue the job at Wachovia and was instead approached by the company about it. Three new Trustees begin appointments One new member and two Young Trustees began their appointments to the 37-member Board of Trustees July 1. Xi-Qing Gao, Law ’B6, replaced the retiring Uwe Reinhardt as a full-voting member untill June 2013; Ryan Todd, Trinity ’OB, joined as an undergraduate Young Trustee; and Xing Zong, a sixth-year Ph.D. candidate in physics, joined as a graduate Young Trustee. Gao is originally from Beijing, China and the second student from China at Duke in the 1980’s when he attended the Law School. He is currently the president and chief investment officer ofChina Investment Corporation and has served on a number of Chinese investment and fund regulatory organizations as well as on arbitration panels between Chinese and foreign companies. Todd was elected by the Duke Student Government to the Young Trustee position in Februaiy and will serve for three years on theBoard. Zong was also chosen in February by Graduate and Professional Student Council and will serve a two-year term. Both will be non-voting observers in the first year.

Duke Endowment bestows $l.lO million gift Duke, Furman University in South Carolina, Johnson C. Smith University and Davidson College in Charlotte benefited from more than $llO million in grants the Duke Endowment awarded to educational, health care, childcare and church organizations in North and South Carolina so far this year. The universities were awarded the money for their efforts toward sustainability. The University has received nearly $7O million in donations from the Charlotte-basedDuke Endowment so far thisyear. Grant recipients at the University to date include theDuke University Medical Center, the Duke Divinity School, the Duke Center for Child and Family Policy, the Duke University Neighborhood Partnership and the John Hope Franklin Endowed Professorship in American Legal History. The most notable donation was $5O million to DUMC toward, constructing a new medical education facility and a pediatric inpadent facility. Susan McConnell, higher education program officer for the Duke Endowment’s Education Division, said the sum of grants so far has increased from those in the past. In 2007, new grants totaled $lB5 million for the full year.

Inquiry granted into scientific paper conflict Homme Hellinga, James B. Duke professor of biochemistry, was granted in July a formal and impartial investigation by Duke University Medical Center into the controversy regarding the retraction of two papers from Science and the Journal of Molecular Biology in February. Hellinga accused his former graduate student Mary Dwyer for the falsified results in the papers, and has been criticized by the Journal Nature for the misplaced blame. Dwyer was the lead author on one of the published papers but cleared of all allegations of misconduct by the University in February. She told Nature in May that she thought it was too soon to publish the papers back in 2004 but Hellinga had pressed her to publish. Hellinga, however, has denied her statement.

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From Bth to 80th: IXike’s rank varies bypublication U.S. News World Report places Duke in the top 10for third consecutive year

University listed 80th best undergrad institution in first Forbes.com ranking

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The more things change, the more they stay the same—in the eyes of U.S. News & World Report, at least. The magazine’s influential annual rankings of American colleges and universities again ranked Duke No. 8 in the nation, the third consecutive year the University has held that spot. “What I think is interesting is that there isn’t much movement at the top,” said Dean of Undergraduate Education Steve Nowicki. “There is little wrestling back and forth and I don’t really know what that means, except to say that when you get into this big league, it’s hard to change things when you get near the top.” Columbia University and the University of Chicago are tied with Duke. The U.S. News 8c World Report ratings are a stark contrast with a set published this month by Forbes magazine. In those rankings, Duke landed a distant 80th. “We’re pleased to see Duke’s faculty and students recognized for their excellence once again,” Provost Peter Lange said in a statement. “We also are pleased to see Duke continuing to be cited so frequently in the magazine’s ‘programs to look for’ because these reflect the University’s wide-ranging efforts to provide undergraduates with a rich academic experience that encourages them to engage with societal issues.” U.S. News & World Report commended Duke for programs in four of eight catego-

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vice learning and writing in the disciplines. It was also ranked 12th in an index of “Best Values: Great schools at great prices.” Two engineering programs followed the University’s lead in staying put. The Pratt School of Engineering remained tied at No. 25 among national universities with doctoral degrees, with the program in biomedical engineering retaining its rank of second in the nation. After a rapid rise to the ranks of the nation’s elite universities, Duke’s ratings have stagnated somewhat in recent years. In 2006, the University was ranked fifth in SEE US NEWS ON PAGE 14

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Forget “top 10” status—Duke ranks as the 80th best undergraduate institution in the country, according to the first-annual America’s Best Colleges list released by Forbes.com. Seeking an alternative to the “monopoly” of the U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking, the Web site paired with Richard Vedder, an Ohio University professor of economics and founder of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, who devised the system to evalu-

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Princeton University topped the Forbes list, followed by the California Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Swarthmore College and Williams College. A number of smaller liberal arts colleges held a higher rank in the Forbes.com list than under U.S. News & World Report. Duke is tied for eighth on U.S. News & World Report’s list this year, the third consecutive year it has held SEE FORBES ON PAGE 14

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Football head coach David Cutcliffe, (left between police officers), leads hisfreshman football players and othermembersof the Class of 2012 from theChapel Quadrangle to WallaceWade Stadiumfor New Devil's night—a pep rally complete with a free dinnerand entertainment.

The Hush Sound not silenced by orientation precipitation by

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The “Tides Changed” Wednesday night for the Duke University Union-sponsored Hush Sound concert when rain started pelting the outdoor stage just before the scheduled showtime. The concert, which marked the first time DUU has brought a performer to orientation, was initially slated for 8:30 p.m., but was delayed 30 minutes because of inclement weather. Beloved Binge started playing around 9:20 p.m. before announcing The Hush Sound at 9:45 p.m. Beloved Binge’s time on stage was cut short, but The Hush Sound played their entire set. Senior Vincent Ling, DUU Major Attractions chair,

said the weather caused considerable confusion amongst students, who thought the performance had been cancelled. But students started trickling onto the quad as the show got underway, and Ling said The Hush Sound tried especially hard to put on an entertaining show. “We’ve just had to make sure that everything was covered immediately—there’s a lot of electrical stuff out here,” said Kyle Fox, program coordinator for the Office of Student Activities. “[We’ve been] watching the Doppler on WRAL, trying to predict what the weather would d0.... We wanted to make sure everyone was safe—the

Orange and Chatham County District Attorney Jim Woodall told a judgeAug. 11 that he will pursue the death penalty against Demario James Atwater, who was charged in March for the killing of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student body president Eve Carson, according to reports from The (Raleigh) News & Observer. Superior Court Judge Thomas Lock approved the Woodall’s pursuit of the death penalty after Woodall presented elements that could elevate a first-degree murder charge. Atwater, 22, has been charged with first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, felonious larceny, armed robbery and felonious possession of stolen goods related to Carson’s death. Woodall told Lock Carson was killed in an Demano Atwater “especially heinous, atrocious or cruel” manner, according to the N&O. Laurence Lovette, Atwater’s co-defendant who has also been charged with the January murder Duke graduate student Abhijit Mahato, is not eligible for capital punishment under North Carolina law because he was 17 at the time of the shooting. The last time a defendant in Orange County was sentenced to death row was nearly 40 years ago. Woodall declined a request to comment on the case.

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Lax case defendants file to dismiss civil suit by

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tween themselves and the prosecutor....

No legal system in this country supports Duke and Durham defendants filed such a claim,” the motion filed by the a total of 11 motions July 2to dismiss University reads. The brief, submitted on behalf of a civil lawsuit on behalf of three unindicted members of the 2005-2006 men’s the University and several senior administrators, including President Richlacrosse team. The defendants say allegations of ard Brodhead and Board of Trustees conspiracy, denial of a fair trial and Chair Robert Steel, Trinity ’73, states others —brought forth against them that though the now-discredited case by Ryan McFadyen, Trinity ’OB, Matt was an “outrage,” the University did Wilson, Trinity not play any ’O6 and Breck “Most of the civil rights law this is part in pushArcher —lack leing it forward. based on starts with the fact that Professor of gal . and factual merit, particuLaw Thomas to something happened you.” because Metzloff said larly the players were Thomas Metzloff, some of the only investigatinjurious professor law case’s ed and not inclaims could dieted indeed be quesTheir nearly tioned on the 400-page complaint was filed in Decemgrounds that none of the plaintiffs were ber 2007 and amended in March by the arrested or suffered the same extent of players’ attorney, Bob Ekstrand, Law negative publicity as did the three in’9B, against 45 defendants—including dicted-players in the lacrosse case—Dave the University, city of Durham, former Evans, Trinity ’O6, Collin Finnerty and Durham district attorney Mike Nifong, Reade Seligmann. the Durham Police Department and “Most of the civil rights law this is others —accusing them of conspiring based on starts with the fact that someagainst Duke students during the lathing happened to you,” Metzloff said. crosse case. All defendants except Ni“A lot of what the Duke defendants fong have responded through the moare saying is [that] this doesn’t fit the tions. model.” He added that he felt the facts of “In essence, Plaintiffs argue that the University had a legal duty to stand be-

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U.S. News & World Report ranked Duke University Hospital in the top 10 best hospitals overall in its most recent listing. The hospital scored highest in gynecology (fourth), geriatric care (fifth) and urology(sixth).

DUHS places in top 10 for 19th straight year by

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Ranking in the top 10 for the 19th consecutive year, Duke University Hospital System placed eighth in U.S. News and World Report’s list of “America’s Best Hospitals,” which was released in July. Duke Hospital was one of 19 hospitals to make the list’s honor roll and the only hospital in the Southeast listed in the top 10, despite dropping slightly from its seventhplace spot in 2007 and 2006. “I believe Duke has the potential to be the top in the country,” said Dr. Victor Dzau, chancellor for health affairs and president and chief executive officerof theDuke University Health System. “I think it would be a terrible day when we can say that we can’t improve anymore.” Accounting for factors such as reputation, death rate, technology and care-related services, U.S. News & World Report ranked Duke 21st or higher in 15 of the 16 adult care spe-

dalliesreviewed by the magazine and 28th or

higher in five of the six pediatric categories. “We are unique in that we focus on the to take important scientific discoveries and translate them into clinical applications, practice evidence-based medicine [and have a] high sense of patient care,” Dzau said. In total, 170 hospitals, of the 5,453 community hospitals in the country were ranked in at least one specialty. To make the honor roll, hospitals had tcf have received top marks in six or more specialties. Duke Hospital received high marks in 11 areas of care, earning 18 points —2 points for ranking at or close to the top in certain specialties, and 1 point for being ranked slighdy lower. Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore ranked first overall for the 19th straight year, earning 30 points for excellence in 15 categories. In adult care, Duke had its highestranking

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Lax case slows as attorneys wrangle over words, motions by

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A legal war of words is brewing among those involved in the lawsuit filed by the three wrongly indicted members of the 2005-2006 men’s lacrosse team against the city ofDurham and former Durham district attorney Mike Nifong. Progress on the case has stretched over a seriesof filings and legal quibbles, as lawyers for former lacrosse players David Evans, Trinity ’O6, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann alleged in an Aug. 4 filing that the city has not been thorough enough in collecting evidence relevant to the case, while Nifong has maintained that the case should be heard in bankruptcy court. Attorneys for the defendants want the judge to rule on the motions to dismiss before decisions are made about collecting discovery. The legal papers state that key pieces ofevidence from the original criminal case could have disappeared since the lawsuit was filed in October 2007. The (Durham) HeraldSun reported that city officials have not yet acquired the computers used by the lead Durham Police Department investigators in the original criminal case. The city has also had difficulty acquiring records of communication between the 84 city officials pinpointed by the plaintiffs. “Defendants contend that their motions to (partially) dismiss endtle them to decide, unilaterally, that all discovery should be postponed indefinitely, while memories fade and documents are lost or misplaced, with the parties making no progress toward the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination’ expected by the Federal Rules,” the filing reads. In a separate filing, Nifong’s lawyer Jim Craven, Law ’67 and Divinity ’Bl, responded to the suit against his client with an Aug. 15 legal brief stating that the former district attorney, who filed for bankruptcy protection in January, cannot afford to pay the damages sought, by the former lacrosse players. Craven’s attempt to have the case heard in bankruptcy court was denied by a judge in May. “That is an expected result as it would just not make sense to have this tried in the bankruptcy court only to have it retried

The attorney for former Durham DA Mike Nifong, who filed for bankruptcy protection in January, said he cannot afford to pay damages.

in the federal court,” said Jeffrey Coyne, Law ’79 and a senior

lecturing fellow at the School of Law. “The basic concept is a lot of folks in Chapter 7 [bankruptcy] believe they will get a better shakefrom a bankruptcy court] udge than they will from a district court judge or from p jury.” Coyne added that it would be rare for a bankruptcy court to agree to hear a case such as Nifong’s before it is

heard in federal court. Craven’s brief states that the plaintiffs should not expect to receive any moneyfrom the Nifong. The briefalso responds to requests for specific reforms in DPD. SEE LAWSUIT ON PAGE 8

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Colleges across the nation are now under legal obligation to “immediately” notify their students and staff of a critical campus emergency. The new law, which President George W. Bush signed into law Aug. 14, is an amendment to the 1990 Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, adding urgency to the legislation that requires all national colleges and universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses in a “timely” manner. The 2008 provisions came as a response in part to several shootings at campuses across the country—most notably that at Virginia Tech in 2007, during which 32 students and employees were killed. Aaron Graves, associate vice president for campus safety and security, said the majority of the act’s amendment refers to the time in which the campus community is notified. He added that Congress is negotiating to determine what classifies as “immediate” notification. “[The term] ‘timely’ is very subjective,” Graves said. “So is the term ‘immediately.’” The law also requires all national colleges and universities to conduct a once-yearly test of their emergency response and evacuation procedures and to publicize these procedures to the campus community. Duke has stepped up its emergency response procedures this year by expanding the DukeALERT notification system, which includes communication via e-mail, sirens, text messaging, Web, phone, direct contact, bulletins and media.

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“If they don’t want money, what do they want?” Craven wrote in the legal filing. “The bulk of the prayer -for relief we suggest really answers the question. They want control over the Durham Police Department.” Craven’s brief also denies that the plaintiffs sufferedany physical injury or financial hardship as a result of Nifong’s prosecution. Craven says in the document that the defense expenses incurred by the former lacrosse players in the 2006 criminal case may have been “paid or reimbursed by a pon-party Duke University alumnus.” “I can’t remember where I first heard that about the legal fees, etc. being picked up by a Duke alumnus, but that rumor has been widespread for some time,” Craven wrote in an e-mail to The Chronicle. “At some point, in whatever court we end up in, that question will be asked, along with questions... [regarding] injury.” Lawyers representing the players could not be reached for comment.

band, the crew, the students.” Although some freshmen found drier forms of entertainment, about 150 students braved the drizzle to hear the concert. Freshman Kyle Ulrich, who stumbled upon the concert after watching the Olympics, was upbeat about the weather. “I guess I’ll stay out and listen—there’s nothing wrong with a little mud,” he said. But not all students were willing to withstand the pre-

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The Hush Sound performed itsfull set Wednesday night despite therain delay. The DUU-sponsored event was thefirst-ever orientationconcert.

cipitation. “I’m actually thinking about going back to my dorm after the first song,” said Kevin Rutter, a freshman who only agreed to answer questions on the condition that he could stand under the reporter’s umbrella. Ling said he appreciated all the students who did turn out. “I hope that [the students who came to the concert] still had a lot of fun, because the goal was to kick off their orientation with a really good live performance,” he said.

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breached University policy and procedures. “The only University document that is consistent with O.D. Vincent’s scheme is the library’s copy of William Goulding’s [sic] The Lord of the Flies,” the suit reads. “O.D. Vincent’s bizarre scheme violated both the spirit and the plain meaning of the Contract.” Giuliani is requesting unspecified damages, a trial by jury and hopes to secure access to athletic facilities for non-athletes. Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, said the suit was without merit. “Duke’s coaches and studentathletes are held to the highest standards, which include a strong commitment to fairness forall participants in our sports programs,” he said. “We intend to vigorously defend this lawsuit.” The suit alleges that Vincent conspired against Giuliani’s efforts to garner support from team members by taking measures to further reduce the roster: The team had 13 members when Vincent was hired in 2007 by former Director of Athletics Joe Alieva, and the suit says he had planned to cut the squad to about half its size. “Team size is left up to each coach and there is no written policy at Duke regarding this issue,” Associate Athletic Director for Communication Jon Jackson wrote in an e-mail. The statement on the suspension said coaches should not take

Wells and Donald Cowan, Jr., both of Ellis & Winters in Greensboro. They filed a motion Aug. 13 for more time to respond to the complaint, requesting an extension to Sept. 15. The suit alleges that Giuliani, son offormer New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, was wrongfully suspended from the golf team without warning. Vincent had cited several events that resulted in Giuliani’s suspension, including breaking a club, “gunning” the engine ofhis car, throwing an apple at former teammate Brian Kim’s face and being disrespectful to a trainer, according to the filing. Kim, who is also no longer a member of the team, was unavailable for comment. But the suit says the suspension became permanent because Vincent created “unique parameters” for Giuliani’s reinstatement, including requiring a note supporting his return from each member of the team. According to documents obtained by The Chronicle from Communications, Danielides Inc., which represents the family for public relations, a March 31 statement set out guidelines for the suspension. The memo was expected to be signed by both Vincent and Giuliani, and a deadline to make a decision on Giuliani’s status as a player was set for June 11. The lawsuit says the system leading to Giuliani’s termination

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Jackson said because of the ongoing lawsuit, he could not pected that they would discuss the disclose the nature of any discusissue with the team. sions the University had with the “Andrew’s suspension will not family, or confirm their attempts be definitive in duration,” the to contact the Athletics Departstatement reads. “He must have ment staff. unanimous support from his Both Giuliani and his mother ‘team’ members that they want said they were surprised the Unihim to return.” versity was not more attuned to The members of Jhe team who their concern, noting the attention were expected to give approval the school’s athletic department were those on both the 2007-08 has received stemming from the and 2008-09 rosters; Michael Quahandling of the 2006 lacrosse case. gliano, Clark Klassen, Adam Long, “It was pretty surprising with Chance Pipitone, Wes Roach and what happened th£ last few Matthew Pierce. Because the case years... that they weren’t a little is ongoing, none of the current more open to listen,” Giuliani players were able to comment on said. “It really seemed that it fell the situation. upon deaf ears.” “It was plainly obvious to each Schoenfeld said Family Educateam member that their own pertional Rights and Privacy Act regsonal interests were directly in ulations prevent him from comconflict with Andrew’s reinstatementing on the specific situation, ment to the team,” the suit reads. but added that the University has “They feared that O.D. Vincent defined policies for student-athcould unilaterally dismiss them letes to report complaints. from the team without warning or Giuliani was not on scholarnotice.” ship, though he said he had been Giuliani’s mother, Donna Haoffered a scholarship prior to nover, said the lawsuit was a last matriculating. Giuliani was reresort, after the family made nucruited by and previously played merous attempts to voice their under former head coach Rod concerns to University adminisMyers, who passed away in 2007 tration. after 34 years at Duke. Vincent “It was enormously frustratwas named his successor thaj; ing,” she said, adding that her son year. He added that much of the to join Duke’s team, then, aspires to be a professional golfer. “This isn’t only about golf—this is was the state-of-the-art faciliabout a career, this is about a perties—Karcher-Ingram Golf Censon’s reputation. It’s about justice, ter opened that year—which he too. When you find yourself in a has been barred from using since situation [like this] you should be his expulsion. Giuliani acknowledged that able to go and say, ‘Something is he has made an effort to stay out wrong here.’” team

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of the public eye, but said he felt too strongly about this issue not to move forward with his grievances. “We thought, we will do this so no other student should have to go through it again,” he said. “I think we can right this wrong, and Duke and Duke Athletics will be a better place, both for student-athletes and students overall.” Giuliani declined to comment about his relationship with Vincent prior to his suspension because the case is ongoing. Hanover added that numerous friends and former teammates as well as members of other athletic teams—wrote letters attesting to Giuliani’s character throughout May and June. The letters obtained by The Chronicle, however, did not appear to be from any current members of the men’s golf team. “He is without a doubt a credit to the culture and reputation of Duke Athletics,” wrote one student, who identified herself as a member of the woman’s tennis team. “I am very appreciative and thankful for having such a great person as Andrew in my life and hope that he is given the opportunities that he deserves.” —

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Although Rahil has family in the Durham area, she said her decision to move was based largely on having the chance to and recommended by leaders offirst-rate in- enact new policies at Duke and attract a different, larger group of students as comstitutions across the country, said Dean ofUndergraduate Education Steve Nowicki, who pared to Barnard, which has approximately headed the search committee for Belvin’s one-third as many undergraduates. “I think you want a personal financial aid successor. The committee was comprised of faculty, staff and randomly selected students office that is open to listening,” Rahil said. “The things you want in a small office are the enrolled in summer classes. “The interesting thing is that Alison Rabil’s same things you want in a big office: accessible information and an accessible staff.” name kept coming up [in recommendaAt Duke and in her work on national fitions],” Nowicki said. “[She is] a real shaker and mover, someone who’s really going to take nancial aid, Rabil said she hopes to streamyou to the top.” line the process for Rabil will be students and their “[Alison Rabil is] a real shaker working with the parents to make it less intimidating. more than 40 and mover, someone who’s really “The complipercent of Duke going to take you to the top.” cated system that undergraduates currently receivuse to assess fiSteve Nowicki, we nancial aid and its ing need-based aid. In 2007-08, dean undergraduate education incomprehensibilthe average needity even to the most based aid grant families is ridiculous,” she said. “We’re misswas more than half of the total cost of aping out on some talented, motivatedkids who proximately $46,000 to attend Duke. She will also handle the results ofDuke’s have eliminated themselves from the running Financial Aid Initiative, a $3OO million because the system is so complicated.” In addition, Rahil said she will expand fundraising goal set in 2005 that is expected to be reached by the end of this year. on counseling efforts by turning a few of the processes into electronic rather than As a member of the National Associamanual ones, as she did at Barnard. She tion of Student Financial Aid Administrasaid this would allow financial aid counseltors, Rahil has been featured in financial aid pieces in BusinessWeek magazine and on ors to better use their time. Although Nowicki said Belvin’s 32 years CBS News. She also served on the financial aid planning committee for the Consortium of experience cannot be replaced, he addon Financing Higher Education, an organied that Rahil’s reputation and the personal zation of 31 private universities committed interest she takes in students will be an asto evaluating financial aid policies. set to the Duke community. “It’s going to be great for Duke to have “She will be justa perfect person for the somebody who’s a national leader to keep position,” Belvin said. Rahil holds degrees from Barnard and it in the forefront and to help us figure out how to optimize our approach to making Columbia University, including a doctorate ofeducation. education affordable,” Nowicki said.

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HAZING from page 1 happen in the future are always met with a certain degree of scorn. This is especially true because we are dealing with a fraternity, an alleged brotherhood.”

The Durham Police Department closed its investigation into the hazing incident and informed Klufas that under state statute, he could pursue his case through a magistrate, said Kammie Michael, public information officer and public relations coordinator for DPD. The complaint names one fraternity brother in particular, but there may eventually be enough evidence to charge at least six to seven members of Alpha Delt, Seeger said. Hazing is a misdemeanor in North Carolina, and Seeger noted that a civil suit may also be filed in the future. The University has policies against hazing, and die maximum penalty is expulsion. The Greek Judicial Board has heard 14 cases of hazing since the body was reinstated in January' 2003, according to the Student Affairs Web site. The board, however, does not

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monitor off-campus fraternities like Alpha Belt. The group a cover-up and it really tells a story about how not to act.” affiliated with Alpha Delta Phi nationals in 2006, after it had Seeger said he opted to present Klufas’s- case before a been expelled from the national Sigma Alpha Epsilon frater- magistrate to determine probable cause in order to accelerate the progression of the invesnity in 2002 after violations of risk management, including hazing. tigation, which he felt had stalled “We have all the informaThe expulsion automatically disafunder DPD’s control. tion.... It smacks of a cover-up filiated it from the University. For He noted that DPD initially unrecognized groups like Alpha and it really tells a story about told Klufas he could be prosecutBelt, responsibility for the violaed for his involvement in his own how not to act.” tions lies solely with the individual hazing, a statement Seeger said students involved, Dean ofStudents he suspects was meant to discourStephan Seeger, age Sue Wasiolek explained. his client from pursuing the Alpha Belt President Michael investigation. Daniel attorney Vice President for Student AfShaughnessy, a senior, declined to comment on the complaint. fairs Larry Moneta said theTamily Private investigator Vito Colucci of Colucci Investigations, Educational Rights and Privacy Act prevents him from comwho was hired by Klufas’s family in May, obtained Internet menting on specifics of the case, but noted that his staff has communications and text messages exchanged by fraternity been meeting with Klufas to help him work through the acabrothers. The correspondence was presented to the magistrate demic complications related to the investigation. Klufas was to help clarify the events of that April night, Seeger said. in Durham early August to take final exams and conclude his “We have all the information,” Seeger said. “It smacks of freshman year.

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two factors alone: student evaluations on www.RateMyProfessors.com and the number of alumni—adjusted for enrollment—in Who’s Who in America, which publishes the names of people who are at the top of their field. “The approach used by Forbes is superior to the one that spot. Unlike U.S. News & World Report, Vedder and used by U.S. News & World Report,” Vedder said. “I didn’t CCAP did not separate their list into national universities, liberal arts colleges and engineering programs bedo this to make money; in fact, it’s costing me money. I did it because I think an alternative cause they believe all undergradto the U.S. News report approach uate institutions compete for the “I think the methodology is same students was needed, and this is such an close to bogus, and the ranking approach.” Provost Peter Lange and Dean The publication states that of Undergraduate Education is absurd on its face.” the list represents the best colSteve Nowicki, however, both said Peter Lange, leges from students’ perspecthey do not think the Forbes rankshould be tives because the evaluations seriously. taken ing provost are primarily based on “quality “I think the methodology is of education” and “how much close to bogus, and the ranking is absurd on its face,” Lange said. students achieve,” rather than standardized test scores or peer assessments. “Duke isn’t the only strong school that wasn’t ranked well.” CCAP’s methodology differs from U.S. News & World Lange and Nowicki explained that their problems with Report’s, and Forbes.com bases half of its assessment on the rankings lie in the tremendous emphasis placed on RateMyProfessors and Who’s Who in America, which they said are not credible sources for evaluating the quality of Duke professors and alumni. “Who’s Who is just a scam. You get in it by paying your $2O. I’m internationally known in my field, but I’m not in Who’s Who,” Nowicki said. “I’m a popular professor at Duke, but out of my hundreds of students, xmly one has ranked me on RateMyProfessors.com.” The other 50 percent of CCAP’s evaluation focuses on average amount of student debt at graduation in four years, the percentage of students who graduated in four years and the number of faculty and students, adjusted for enrollment, who have won nationally selective awards like Nobel Prizes and Rhodes Scholarships, respectively. “This is a better approach than going to the provost’s office and asking, ‘What do you think the best school is?”’ Vedder said of U.S. News & World Report’s peer assessment method. “And the quality of the students coming in doesn’t really say much about the quality of the education. The schools have no control over RateMyProfessors and Who’s Who.” Duke’s main weaknesses, however, lied in low professor evaluations on RateMyProfessors rather than a lack of prestigious alumni or student awards, Vedder said. “If Duke had had the RateMyProfessors.com score that say, Northwestern [University] had, Duke would have gone up about 50 ranks, which would have put Duke in the top. 10 for universities.” Sophomore Jessie Mark said she has used the site to choose her classes but has only posted one evaluation on it. “How do you know that people on RateMyProfessors. com aren’t people who party a lot and are pissed off that they didn’t get good grades?” Mark said. “Just because Duke is hard doesn’tmake it a bad school.” Duke’s other weakness was a relatively high level of debt incurred by students who had to borrow money to pay for their education, Vedder said. “If both [Duke’s student debt and RateMyProfessors scores were better], Duke’s rankings would have been right up there, battling with Princeton for No. 1.” He added that he acknowledges that neither Who’s Who nor RateMyProfessors are perfect sources, but they confront questions that students typically ask when they investigate schools. But Nowicki said many ofDuke’s strengths do not shine through the ranking, including the University’s unique community outreach programs such as DukeEngage. “Our commitment to using education to make a difference is what makes Duke special,” he said.

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US NEWS from page 3 the nation, and has been ranked as high as fourth during the last decade. Rankings are a frequent target for criticism from administrators at Duke and nationwide, who argue that the methodologies are simplistic and that inflating their significance may make it harder for students to choose the right schools for them. “It’s not the rankings, it’s that the rankings obscure what students should really be thinking about, which is what the school offers them uniquely,” Nowicki said. “If you’re in the top 30 or 40 you’re at a good school.” He said the elements that define a student’s experience—specific programs and opportunities, social life and more—are not represented in indices like the U.S. News & World Report rankings. “The other thing about rankings, which was made clear by the Forbes ranking, is that they’re essentially arbitrary,” Nowicki added.

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dangerous drinking culture. The Amethyst Initiative began

Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and governin June under a nonprofit organiment relations, however, denied Initiative, argues that the curzation called Choose Responsibilthat Robertson had influenced rent law pushes drinking unthe president’s pledge. ity, which former Middlebury ColBrodhead first met with Mcderground and encourages de- lege president John McCardell structive binge-drinking among founded in December 2006. Cardell in 2007, at which time college students. Julian Robertson, founder he expressed interest in join“Adults under 21 are deemed of the Robertson Scholars Proing the movement but hesitated gram, has close ties with Mc- from being a lead recruit, Krocapable of voting, signing contracts, serving on juries and Cardell. In addition to offering nenberg said. enlisting in the military, but counsel, Robertson also gives ro[Brodhead] did consult with are told they are not mature bust financial support to Choose other people in the administraenough to have a beer,” the Responsibility, providing half of tion and there was discussion on statement signed by college the organization’s $1 million this for sure,” Schoenfeld said. dollar annual budget, said Grace- “The discussion included not presidents reads. But though college students Kronenberg, assistant to the distaking Duke out in some leadermight raise their glasses to the rector of Choose Responsibility. ship form on this.” idea, it has drawn a critical look “The considerable connection Kronenberg recalled, howfrom anti-drinking groups such between the Robertson family and ever, that the president signed Duke may have been an influential the pledge early on as an initial as Mothers Against Drunk Driving, who have denounced the factor in President Brodhead’s defounding member of signatories. signatories for advocating a more cision to sign,” Kronenberg said. In mid-July, Amethyst Initiative members mailed recruitment letters to all public and private universities that award four-year degrees, or roughly 2,000 schools. Schoenfeld explained that the purpose of Duke’s pledge is to promote awareness and dialogue about a drinking culture that he said begins even before students arrive on campus. “It should be obvious to anyone that the current system is broken and isn’t doing what it should to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of our children,” Brodhead said. “And if what we are doing now doesn’t work, then we have an obligation to ourselves, and to society, to explore what might.” CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta said he supUnderage drinking is the main focus ofthe Amethyst Initiative, a document signedby 123 collegepresidents, which argues that current alcohol laws lead to destructivebehaviors. pprts continued dialogue on the page 1

"In Canada for example, where the legal age is lower, people aren't obsessed with alcohol when they get to campus because they can get it readily. For our campus, it won't have as much an effect as on other campuses, just because of the sorority and fraternity life here." Courtney Han, junior

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"People already drink below age. It wouldn't change the culture [at Duke]. I think it might make things better because it would be more open."

Celeste Brown, sophomore

"I completely agree with [Brodhead]. It's a bold move. It would definitely be less destructive." Hannah Honey, sophomore drinking age, though he does not have a stance on whether the age should be lowered or raised. Scientific research has not shown conclusive benefit or harm to lowering the legal drinking age, said Dr. Scott Swartzwelder, clinical professor of psychology and member of Choose Responsibility’s Board ofTrustees as an adviser to the organization. He added that alcohol education is one of the more pressing solutions to dangerous binge-drinking. “If what this dialogue creates is more of a push toward effective

alcohol education for young people, then I’m all for it,” he said. Duke Student Government President Jordan Giordano, a se-

nior, said Brodhead’s pledge is both a novel and positive move. “If you look at the presidents who signed, Duke is the most prestigious on.there,” he said. “It really says that Duke is a place that values discussion and not really speaking to the status quo.” Other universities that have signed the statement include Dartmouth University, Syracuse University and Ohio State University. After months of subtle recruiting, the Amethyst Initiative had planned to make a public announcement about their efforts in September. They have changed their future plans after news of the movement leaked to the media, Kronenberg said.

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DISMISSAL from page 5 the case do not seem to support the accusation that Duke conspired with Durham against the players, though he said the allegation was “within reach.” In legal terms, however, members of the University can use their private-party status in protecting themselves against the conspiracy theories that stem from an active involvement in the government-led investigation, Metzloff said. The Duke defendants also argue that they were neutral parties in the investigation simply replying to the requests of DPD and the district attorney’s office, which they noted was headed by a “rogue

prosecutor.” Although all facts presented in the motions cannot be called into question

this time, as per legal proceedings, an inquiry into the previous investigations to establish accountability may be initiated if the unindicted players deny the motions. Metzloff said the players’ suit may help establish accountability on the part of the DPD and district attorney’s office, though he said it may be less successful in proving conspiracy charges on Duke’s behalf. “[Establishing accountability] always hit me as the most significant case and the most potentially meritorious case,” he said. “I have no doubt that every person on the team suffered in some way, but when we talk about legal injuries that are compensable in the legal system, that’s a different thing.” The unindicted players’ original complaint mentions that at some point in at

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Bateman from Bret Easton Ellis’ novel “American Psycho.” Wilson was suspended indefinitely from the team that month when Crystal Mangum, who falsely accused three players of raping her, identifiedWilson as a potential attacker, though he was not later indicted. Archer was also placed on forced, “failure to comply” leave in Fall 2005 when he failed to turn in a form for completing community service, which he was required to do for causing damage to his dorm room.

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Freshman fencer Becca Ward secured two bronze medals in saber at the Olympic Games last week.

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Becca Ward spent her first two days at Duke like any other freshman. She moved into Southgate Dormitory Tuesday, played volleyball in front of the Marketplace in the torrential downpour

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2007 Duke alumna runs for gold Saturday event’s finals Saturday at the National Stadium in Beijing. Although Rowbury did not finish in the top three of her heat, she was one of three runners to earn a berth to the final on time. She clocked in at 4:03.89, the fourth-best mark in all three heats. DUKE IN THE Kenya’s Nancy Jebet Langat had the fastest time 4:03.02, just .87 seconds ahead of Rowbury, the only U.S. repto advance OLYMPICS resentative to the finals. Rowbury’s TRACK AND FIELD personal best is 4:00.33, making her the fastest American in the 1,500 meters since Suzy Favor Hamilton’s 2002 time of 3:59.43. Rowbury was in first place after two laps of the race. She ran the race in a five-woman pack, all of whom were the only runners in the three heats to finish under 4:05. Bahrain’s Maryam Yusuf Jamal, who topped Rowbury’s personal best in Paris with a 3:59.9, finished first in the first heat at 4:05.14. Rowbury holds the Duke record in the 1,500 meters with her 2005 mark of 4:14.81. She was also the national champion in the indoor mile in 2007. Rowbury continues her Olympic debut in the final Saturday at 7:50 a.m. EST.

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love Eggers’ writing. But any attempt at normalcy was almost immediately thwarted by President Richard Brodhead, who mentioned Ward in his Olympic-themed Convocation address Wednesday. Since then, Ward has heard a steady stream of similar questions: “What’s fencing?* or “What’s it like to win an Olympic medal?” So Ward has crafted quick synposes to both basic questions. She is in a unique position to answer them, having won two bronze medals in saber at the Olympics last week—an achievement that distinguishes her from the rest of her overachieving classmates. “I’ve had quite a few people come up to me and ask if I’m the ‘fencer girl,’” Ward said.

Indeed, Ward’s place at Duke —at least for orientation—was defined half a world away in Beijing, where she took third place in the individual competition and led the American-squad to a bronze medal in the team bouts. The MSNBC broadcasters even made a point to mention her decision to attend Duke on a full athletic scholarship, a rarity in collegiate fencing and the first ever granted by the University. For Ward, however, the most memorable moment of the games had nothing to do with the Olympic Village where she resided in a suite with fellow fencers, or Beijing Normal University where the United States Olympic Committee entertained its representatives with Rock Band on Wii and big-screen televisions, or a mundane moment in the lupch line between a 7-foot basketball player and a T-foot-8 gymnast. Instead, it was a preview of the next four years ofher life. “This is going to sound like I’m trying to be good with Duke, but honestly, one of the coolest things was when I met Coach K there,” said Ward, whose visit with Mike Krzyzewski was coordinated through the public relations officers of fencing and men’s basketball. Ward’s two competitions sandwiched her meeting with Krzyzewski, and she entered the individuals—her first shot at a medal—as the prohibitive favorite to win SEE WARD ON PAGE 23

the season as Duke’s starting kicker, head coach David Cutcliffe announced in a statement Wednesday. Competing against last year’s starter Joe Surgan, walk-on Will Snyderwine and highly touted freshman Paul Asack, Maggio will be Cutcliffe’s man for extra points and field goals inside of 45 yards. Cutcliffe said he would send out Surgan for anything longer and kickoffs. “Nick Maggio, right now, unless something different happens, will be our starting placekicker, particularly anything with extra points or medium to close field goal range,” Cutcliffe said in a release. “Throughout practice (Maggio’s percentage) has been really good. He’s in the 85-percent range. You can live with that in field goal range, and he’s 100 percent with extra points.” The kicking game has been a point of emphasis—and concern —since Cutcliffe took over from former head coach Ted Roof last December. The Blue Devils were 3-for-l 1 in field goals and missed two extra points last year. Surgan struggled mightily last year, converting on l-of-5 field goals before being replaced by Maggio. Despite incredible performances in practice—he can reportedly make a 60-yard field goal with room to spare—he has repeatedly crumbled under game-time pressure. Maggio entered his freshman season last year as the backup kicker and punter but then started the last seven games after a slow start from Surgan. Maggio converted just two of his five field goal attempts, but successfully booted all 13 ofhis PATs. SEE FOOTBALL ON PAGE 24

Sophomore Nick Maggio was named the starting kicker by head coach David Cutdiffe Wednesday.

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BEIJING Don’t doubt this U.S. men’s basketball team—and sure don’t challenge them, either. Especially if it’s going to make Kobe Bryant flash his NBA MVP form. Bryant scored 25 points in his best game in Beijing, and the men’s U.S. Olympic team advanced to the semifinals by beating Australia 116-85 on Wednesday night. The United States, led by Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, DUKE IN THE will play defending champion Argentina on Friday at 10:15 a.m. EST mW -ml for a spot in Sunday’s gold medal game. The Argentines beat Greece OLYMPICS 80-78 in a quarterfinal MEN'S BASKETBALL victory watched from behind the baseline by Bryant and members of the U.S. coaching staff. Argentina beat the U.S. in the semifinals of the 2004 Olympics. Locked in what looked like another tough game with Australia, the Americans sent the Aussies’ upset hopes down under with a 14-0 burst to open the second half, featuring nine points from Bryant. “Early in the game, they made a lot of tough shots,” U.S. point guard Chris Paul said. “We were doing what we were supposed to be doing and they made tough shots, but sooner or later we’ll impose our will. I don’tknow if you can keep up with us for 40 minutes.” Leßron James added 16 points for the Americans, who are guaranteed a chance to play for a medal. They need two more wins for their first gold medal in a major

international competition since the 2000 Sydney Games. “I think they’re going to be very, very, very tough to beat,” Australia coach Brian Gooijian said. Australia stayed with the United States for the first 15 minutes of the game, duplicating the strong performance it had against the Americans in an 87-76 exhibition loss in Shanghai on Aug. s—a5—a contest the Americans led by only seven points midway through the fourth quarter. “They’ve been the most difficult team for us to defend,” Krzyzewski said. “They’re a force to be reckoned with. They caused us a lot of problems.” Showing no fear of the Americans, the Australians delivered hard fouls and attacked the basket instead of settling for jump shots. They trailed by just a point after a quarter and five more than halfway through the second—and would have been closer if not for missing four easy shots in the half. Bryant had two buckets in a late run that turned a five-point lead into a 12-point halftime advantage, then helped the Americans make it a rout to start the third. He made two 3-pointers and had three more points in the first 3 1/2 minutes of the period as the U.S. lead grew to 69-43. Now the Americans move on to the round where their recent dreams have died. They lost in the semis four years ago in Athens and then in the 2006 world championship. Everywhere the Americans go, they are reminded of those recent failures. A back page ad in the China Daily on Wednesday had pictures of Bryant and James below a caption reading, “Nothing is more motivating than bronze.”

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No. 16 Blue Devils kick off season Sunday Led by Hermann Trophy candidateLorraine Quinn, No. 16 Duke opens its season Sunday against Coastal Carolina at 5 p.m. in Koskinen Stadium. The Blue Devils overcame a 3-3-4 ACC record last season and advanced to the College Cup quarterfinals, where they missed the Final Four by just one goal when they lost to Notre Dame 3-2. This year, Duke returns nine starters, including Quinn, a senior, and leading scorer Elisabeth Redmond, a junior. All six of Duke’s top defenders are back, even though head coach Robbie Church’s squad lost four-year starting goalkeeper Allison Lipsher to graduation. Senior Cassidy Powers and

freshmen Emily Nahas and Sonja Sahlsten will battle for the right to replace Lipsher. Quinn notched four goals and three assists from the midfield last season. She helped the U.S. U-23 Women’s National Team claim thq Nordic Cup in July. Seniors Kelly Hathorn and Kelly McCann were voted team captains by their teammates in April. Hathorn scored five goals and added six assists in 2007, while McCann helped bolster the defensive line. The Blue Devils won their only exhibition match of the preseason, a 1-0 victory over UNC-Greensboro behind a goal from Quinn Aug. 16.

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orts b The Chronicle last’s day of weekly production in the summer was July 2 and, naturally, there has been plenty of news about Duke Athletics in the last tzuo months. The Chronicle has covered it on its new Sports Blog, which you can access at wmo. dukechroniclesporls. com. Thefollowing are excerpts from blog posts from August, Greer to use sth year at Bryant, Aug. 12 Zack Greer, the NCAA’s all-time leading goal scorer, has decided to use his NCAAgranted fifth year of eligibility with former Duke head coach Mike Pressler at Bryant. Pressler was forced to resign from his Duke position in 2006 in light of rape allegations that later proved false. He became coach at Division-11 Bryant in August 2006, and he will lead the Bulldogs as they transi-

Zack Greer, the NCAA'sall-time leading goal scorer, will use his NCAA-grantedfifth year of eligibility with formerDuke coach Mike Pressler atBryant.

tion to Division I next season, even though the team will not yet be eligible to participate in the postseason. . Greer graduated from Duke in the spring, but, like other non-seniors from the 2006 team, had an extra year of eligibility. Head coach John Danowski told Inside Lacrosse that Greer decided against Duke last fall and had looked at graduate school opportunities elsewhere, including Ohio State, Denver and St. Lawrence throughout the year. “The whole thing, in the end, has to be viewed from an academic aspect,” Danowski told IL. “This game’s just a means to an end and it’s about looking at how you can position yourself the best way possible.... He could have gone straight into the NLL; he didn’t have to play college lacrosse again.... “Our conversations [in the fall] were about what is going to make you happy, what are you going to get out of a fifth year and we talked about his options.” Greer needs just 68 points to eclipse former Duke star Matt Danowski as the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer. He amassed 95 points in 2007. __

Boyette out indefinitely, Aug. 10 Senior running back Re’quan Boyette, the team’s leading rusher for the past two seasons who was expected to play a major role in new head coach David Cutcliffe’s offense, underwent orthoscopic surgery Aug. 10 for a leg injury sustained in Aug. 9’s intrasquad scrimmage. Boyette will be sidelined indefinitely., “We’re certainly disappointed for Re’quan, but we know that he’ll do everything in his power to return to the field,” Cutcliffe said in a statement.

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New head coach David Cutcliffe movedthe student section to sections 20 through 23 behind theDuke bench. The Blue Devils will likely look to senior Clifford Harris to replace Boyette, whose 1,072 career yards rank him seventh on the list ofacdve ACC players. In a 90-play situational spring scrimmage, Boyette scampered for 139 yards on 18 carries. He was certainly one of the team’s most impressive spring performers. Other options at the position are converted cornerback Tony Jackson, who rushed for 85 yards on five carries in Duke’s spring game, redshirt freshman Cameron Jones and true freshman Jay Hol-

lingsworth.

Cutcliffe moves student section, adds fireworks, Aug. 13 No longer will Tailgate attendees be close enough to heckle opposing teams. Cutcliffe has decided to move the student

section in Wallace Wade Stadium behind the Duke bench on the other side of the field, he told employees Thursday while giving them free tickets to Duke’s opener against James Madison Aug. 30. Erin Wood, the program’s student marketing liaison, told The Chronicle in July that the student section would be moved to sections 20 through 23—not quite directly behind the Blue Devils, but close enough. Two reasons for the move: Cutcliffe wants students to be closer to the players to cheer for them, and the sun will no longer be instudents’ faces. The glare won’t be an issue for the first two games, both 7 p.m. kickoffs, and it certainly won’t interfere with the new fireworks displays slated to begin after the contests against James Madison and Northwestern. —by Ben Cohen and Matthew lies

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Duke freshman Becca Ward (left) won two bronze medals as a saber fencer in the Olympics in Beijing last week. Ward rebounded from a 6-1 deficit to win the bronze medal in the individual competition 15-14

WARD from page 19 gold. She faltered in the semifinals, however, losing to fellow Oregon Fencing Alliance member and 2004 Olympic champion Mariel Zagunis 15-11. Still, Ward had a bronze medal on the line when she fell behind her Russian counterpart Sofiya Velikaya 6-1 just minutes after her dreams of a gold medal had been squashed. Down 10-8 in the race to 15, Ward reeled off five touches in a row to take her first lead of the match. Velikaya responded in turn, tying the bout at 14, when the pro-USA portion of the crowd erupted in cheers to boost

Ward to the win and the medal stand After Ward, Zagunis and silver medalist Sada Jacobson won a bronze medal in the team competition Aug. 14, Ward flew from Beijing to Portland, Ore Aug. 15. She took off at noon in China and landed at 12:47 p.m. on the West Coast, thanks to the time difference. She then took another crosscountry flight to Durham Monday, affording her little time to dwell on the gold medal that could have been. She would, of course, replay the scene and do things differently if she could—she would be more aggressive, maybe even fight harder. But Ward understands a lesson perhaps more poignant than one she could ever learn in a West Campus classroom.

“It’s over. There’s nothing I can do now,’’.she said Thursday. “I don’t want it to haunt me for the rest of my life.” Whether or not London beckons Ward in 2012 is still up in the air, like the future of almost all freshmen. Ward says that training for the games would force the presumptive 2012 graduate to skip her senior year and maybe even her junior year, and she’s not interested in the international travel circuit, at least not during her freshman year. She has more immediate endeavors to navigate: classes, for one. Calculus and Writing 20 highlight her fall semester slate. She is, after all, justa freshman—and perhaps a more typical one than two bronze medals would suggest.

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FOOTBALL from page 19 Duke names captains The Blue Devils elected running back Re’quan Boyette, tight end Tielor Robinson, and linebackers Michael Tauillili and Vincent Rey as their captains for the upcoming season. Boyette, who injured his knee last week and is out indefinitely, led the team in rushing the last two seasons. Although it’s unknown when, or if, Boyette will return to the field, it’s clear his presence in the locker room is still as strong as ever. Tauillili and Rey anchor a strong linebacking corps and should lead the defense with their speed, strength and leadership this season. Tauillili is the ACC’s active leader in both career tackles (294) and tackles for loss (33.0). Rey, the only junior among the captains selected, led the Blue Devils in tackles last year with 111. Robinson, who transferred from Army two years ago, was granted a sixth season of eligibility earlier this year after an injury sidelined him for the vast majority of the 2007 season. In Roofs offense, Robinson hauled in 11 career touchdowns as a fullback. This season, Cutcliffe will utilize Robinson’s hands from the tight end slot.

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LIFEGUARDS NEEDED Are in need of certified lifeguards for part time positions (RIP area) until mid September. This can include working a few days or many days. Pay would be minimum $8 (depends on experience). Please email Hunter Credle at hcredle@gmail.com if you are interested.

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brain chemicals and decision-making using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Studies are conducted through the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center at Duke. Participants must be right-handed and between 18 and 35 with no history of brain injury or disease. Studies require three laboratory visits; one 2.5 hour and two 8.5 hour. During the two longer visits, participants will drink a protein shake that will temporarily influence brain chemicals. You will receive up to $340 for completion of the study. For more information, call 681-9344 or emailvolunteer@biac.duke.edu. DUMC IRB number: (6715)

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Looking for a responsible, energetic, compassionate after school nanny for our three children ages 4,6, and 8. 6:30. Job includes MWF 2:30 picking up children from school, providing help with snacks and homework, driving to practices, and helping with children’s laundry. We live in Durham near Duke University and have one small dog. Clean driv-

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AFTER-SCHOOL CARE NEEDED We are looking for someone to take care of our four-year-old daughter weekdays from 3-5:30. Ideally, we’d like someone to pick her up from preschool (on Central Campus) and take her to our house, the park, etc. If interested, please email Lisl at lislh@verizon.net.

AFTERSCHOOL FUN! Were looking for a fun, intelligent and well-organized nanny to care for our bright, well-mannered 5 and 12 year old Durham Academy students after school. Easy hours: 2:30-5:30, 4-5 weekdays. Pick up from school, bring home to lovely Hope Valley house, help oversee snacks, homework, and drive to afterschool activities as needed. A must: clean driving record, good references and reliable car. No smokers! Competitive salary (up to $l5/ hour) with the right experience. Email mar-

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BABYSITTER WANTED for occasional nights and weekends for fun kids ages 9, 6 and 3, near Southpoint Mall. 919-484-0029 BABYSITTING 6-10 HRS/ WEEK Watch two boys (3, 7) one evening and one weekend afternoon a week (days flexible). Occasional daytime availability Tues. and Wed. a plus. Located close to Duke campus, but own transportation a plus. $lO/hour. 919-237-2634

CHILD CARE Duke alum seeks childcare for bright, engaging 7year-old girl. Two afternoons a

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CHILD CARE WANTED Seeking an energetic, positive, and mature person to take care of our 2 1 &#8260;2 year old twin boys on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, from noon 5:30 pm, and additional times as needed. Close to Duke and Ninth Street. If interested, please call 919-381-9177.

CHILD CARE/DRIVER Seeking responsible sitter for after-

school care Tu-W-Th for 2 children, ages 11 and 14. Non-smoker, reliable and safe transportation. Contact Sarah 919-641-9147 or my-

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Duke Opera Workshop

Info Meeting Wednesday,. August 27 4:30-6:30 pm, Baldwin Auditorium If you’ve enjoyed singing in choir, performing in musicals, or studying voice and are interested in performing opera or musical theater, please join us for an audition! We present arias, opera excerpts, show tunes, and/or fully staged operas. This year’s production will be Die Fledermaus, presented in April as a full opera with orchestra.

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28 I FRIDAY, AUGUST 22,2008 CHILDCARE Seeking afterschool care for a fun 51/2 yr old. Do you like outdoor adventures, art projects and walks to Loco Pops? Our daughter would like to meet you! Hours: Mon. 3-s;3opm and occasional Wed./Thurs. afternoons in our Old West Durham home. Non-smoker. References required. Other neighborhood families with additional hours—we can introduce! Call 919.286.1243.

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PART TIME CHILD CARE NEEDED Part time child care needed for two families in same neighborhood close to Duke. Great kids who are great friends. Good pay! After school, M-F, 1- 5:30. Car and references needed. EMail

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PART TIME CHILDCARE Hillsborough mom seeking energetic student to care for twin 2yr olds M-W-F. Flexible hours. Email Lori twinsl 1406@yahoo.com

PART TIME NANNY Part time position beginning mid-Aug. Need childcare for 4 year old from 2:305:30 Monday through Friday. Live in Southwest Durham/HopeValley. Nonsmoker, safe driving record, reliable car, and references required. Call or email andyandbeth@earthlink.net, 602-2060

PART-TIME CHILD CARE WANTED Seeking a fun, ener-

getic and responsible person to care for my two year old son in our Durham home. Hours are flexible (9-12 hours/week) and salary is $l5/hr. Experience and good references are a must. Please call 919.641.0040 if interested.

PT CHILD CARE NEEDED Pt RELIABLE care needed for two boys 3 & Byrs old. Mon/Fri/ Sat 4-10pm. $8.50 /meals and use of vehicle. 919-368-7326

2 BEDROOM NEAR DUKE

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Need before/after school care rotating W, Th, F, 1-2 Sat/month 7a-7p. Must have car, references. Nice kids B+l2. lajoel@yahoo.com 919294-6368

WORK SUNDAYS @ NEWHOPE CHURCH Toddler room staff needed Sunday mornings B:lsam-I:l spm at newhope church in Durham. $ll/ hour. Email amy@newhopenc.org or call 919-960-HOPE.

CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL HIRING hopekids preschool seeking teachers ($l2/hr) and assistants ($9/hr) for 2,3, &4yr old classes. Hours: 8:30 am -12:30 or 1:30 pm September May, and range from 2-4 days/ week. Email kathy@newhopenc.

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APARTMENTS FOR RENT APARTMENT FOR RENT nice-

ly furnished apartment near Duke. Convenient to UNC. 3 rooms plus bath. Quiet, residential neighborhood. No pets, $425/ month plus security deposit. Available August i. Daytime phone 682-4814. Evening phone

489-8021.

LOVELY LARGE ONE (or could be two bedroom) apartment in 1915 renovated home in Old North Durham. 1.3 miles from Duke East at 1102A North Elizabeth. Antique wood floors, high ceilings, stained glass front door, washer/ dryer, security system/ thermopane windows/ good closet space/ great neighbors/ access to large fenced yard, reasonable utility bills, active neighborhood association, pets OK with approval. $645/ month includes water/ yard maintenance. No smokers. Available Aug. 15. Contact lamarglenn@aol.com for photos/ info.

HOMES FOR SALE CAMERON WOODS FSBO $309,000 Close to Duke, Durham Academy, perfect for Duke faculty/ staff. 3 BR/ bonus, 2.5 Bathrooms, 2060 square feet, plus screened porch, open deck, deep/ fenced backyard with' separate garden area, irrigation system, and garden shed (0.36 acres) that backs up to undeveloped land... Built in 2001, open layout, lots of architectural details (wrap around porch, side entry garage, wainscoting in dining room, breakfast nook with bay window, gourmet kitchen with island and Cohan countertops) 919-824-8184

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DUKE PARK COTTAGE.. MUST SEE! Urban Adventurers Wanted in Duke Park w/ this 1.5 story cottage. Stroll to .Duke Park, bike to Downtown, University, coffee shops, restaurants, theaters, yoga, Farmers Market & Central Charter Sch. 3BRs/1,58A5, plus loft, hardwood firs, natural cork firs, new dishwasher, relax, in fenced yard enjoy ice cream trucks in n’hood this summer! $164,900 VICTORIA COLEMAN, Realtor w/ Weichert Realtors vcoleman@markthomasrealty.com 919-906-4586

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Y RENT? OWN 2BR 1.58A CONTEMPORARY A-FRAME on 1.7 acres. $ll5O/mo deposit. 8 miles to Duke. 2229 Old NC 10 Hwy, Hillsborough. 1800+ sq. ft. on +

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3 levels, 3 BR, 2 BA, loft overlooking great room w/ cathedral ceiling, 2 fireplaces w/ woodstove inserts, large front/back decks, all appliances (incl. microwave & washer/dryer). Pets okay (w/ security deposit). Email: wright@novafilter.com; (W) 881-2197 x 109; (H)732-7286.

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THE VILLAS 801 S. La Salle St. 2 bed/2 bath duplex. Carport. Walk to Duke. REA. 919-489-2000

ROOM FOR RENT ROOM WITH PRIVATE ENTRANCE Bathroom, utilities included, 2410 Shenandoah Ave., off Club Blvd. 493-3983 or 489-8349

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DRIVER NEEDED Part-time driver needed to transport high school student from Durham Academy to Lake Wheeler Park in Raleigh M-T-F 3:20 pm for crew practice then back home leaving -6:00 pm. Takes -40 min each way. Great opportunity to study in beautiful park setting during practice time. Must be dependable, have a good driving record and references. $5O per day. 919-428-8313

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Duke University Department of Music

AUDITIONS

OPEN REHEARSALS

for Music Lessons

Ensembles

www.music.duke.edu/performance/auditions.php or call 919-660-3300 Auditions are required for admission to these courses. Sign-up sheets are posted outside the audition rooms for ensembles and private lessons, except for choral auditions (call 684-3898) and voice lessons (signup outside 075 Biddle).

i Info Meeting for all *

Sat, Aug 23

4 5:30 pm

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10 am 5 pm

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Mon, Aug 25

1:30 -4 pm 4 7:30 pm 4 -7 pm 6-9 pm 7- 8:30 pm

Voice 058 Biddle Classical Piano 085 Biddle Jazz Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet 064 Biddle Viola, Cello, & Bass 084 Biddle Chorale & Chapel Choir Duke Chapel Sing-Along: Schubert, Mass in G 7- 9 pm Collegium Musicum 104 Biddle Jazz Rhythm Section: 064 Biddle 7- 10 pm (Guitar, Percussion, Bass, Piano) and Jazz Vocalists 7:30 8:30 pm 019 Biddle Saxophone & Euphonium 8-9 pm Classical Guitar 024 Biddle -

lues. Aug 26

10:30 noon; 1:30-4 pm Voice Jazz Trumpet and Trombone 4 10 pm Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon 7- 11 pm Chorale Open Rehearsal 7:15-8:15 pm 7:30 10 pm Chamber Music

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Wed, Aug 27

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Opera Workshop Info Session Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba Jazz Ensemble First Rehearsal

Baldwin 019 Biddle Baldwin

Thur, Aug 28

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Percussion (Orchestra/Wind Symphony) Baldwin Violin 084 Biddle Wind Symphony Open Rehearsal Baldwin

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college students Initiative—is especially praiseclamor for the mini- worthy, and it is interesting to mum drinking age to think about what the Univerbe reduced from 21 to 18—as sity would look like if every we often do—our arguments student were legally allowed to may be compelling but they consume alcohol. In short, this lack credibility. would be a very It must sound different place, 0(litOri<ll as if the fox is and almost all guarding the henhouse when of the changes would be for we proclaim the injustice of the better, a law we already break with a Of course, there is one reckless abandon. thing that the lowering of the Now, however, a group of legal drinking age would not college presidents—President change, and that is the basic Richard Brodhead among fact that college students drink them—has taken up the cause. alcohol. The way in which we And more than any student drink it and where, however, initiative, their support injects would transform. merit into an intelligent and As Brodhead notes on visionary push to lower the le- the Amethyst Initiative Web site, the effect of the current gal drinking age to 18. Brodhead’s public involvedrinking age on university ment in this campaign—- campuses has been to encourknown as the Amethyst age clandestine binge drink-

ing, to “[push] drinking into hiding, heightening its risks” and reducing the possibility of responsible consumption. The course of the destruction runs like an old script by now: shots in the room, beer pong down the hall, hush puppies at Tommy’s, passed out on the couch. But with drinking legal at 18, the consumption ofalcohol would be pushed back out into the open. More students would go to Durham bars, clubs and restaurants. On campus, the social scene would diffuse. University-sponsored parties at the Nasher and Bostock, which allow for controlled consumption and faculty-student interaction, would thrive. Smaller private parties on campus would increase, as access to al-

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binge drinking, which—in an open alcohol culture—would give way more to casual drinking, or drinking that is subordinate to rather than determinate of social intercourse. Even drunk driving, the foremost concern of proponents of the current law, would probably not increase. Among underage students at the University, most do not drive; For those who do, access to cabs, Safeßidesand new offcampus buses have already made driving to a night out unnecessary. This is all to say that everyone associated with the University has good reason to support Brodhead in his drive to lower the drinking age. We’d even raise a glass to him—that is, if we could.

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cohol became easier. The kegs on the quad nights of the 80s and 90s could return and bring with them opportunities for the student body to interact as a whole. The inordinatepower of Greek organizations over the campus culture, a constant source of University consternation, would be sapped. Fraternity parties would become what they should have been all along—options in a larger scheme. Students often blame University administrators for the yawning gulf between this social utopia and our present situation. But what stands in the way is really not an oppressive dean but a bad law. Now, with the alcohol flowing like water, might not. the University become a more dangerous place to be a student?

getting smashed this weekend is a bad, bad move, even if your parents have left town. You will impress nobody. And if you are anything like your fellow 1,700 freshman, you were too busy being smart in high school to learn the subtleties of how much is too much. So don’t pose. Ending up in the ER today is less than desirable. You are scared because you suspect that the decisions you make now (to drink or not to drink?), the crowd you fall into now (wild? chill? jock? ethnic?) and the grades you make now (OK, so mentally you’re not there yet) may determine the course of the rest ofyour college career. You are a freshman, and you have a flare for drama. Yes, you stand on a precipice. But go ahead. Fall off. A pool of inflatable plastic balls, the kind patented by the McDonald’s playpen, has been set up beneath you. Take reasonable precaution when it comes to what you consume and ingest these next few months, but aside from (1) no-brainer physical maintenance, (2) take some risks. If you find out your friends this month are not the sort to stick with you in the long haul, so be it; scout around and (3) talk to someone random in the commons or at the Marketplace. No, you have not lost your chance —anyone worth befriending will be as open to your hi and hello next month or next year as they are the first week. (4) Really believe that, because it is a Golden Truth. And when some (inevitable) thing threatens to trump your sense of fun, consider the mayfly: certain species live up to a year in larvae state but. survive less than a day following the onset of maturity. So, squirm. Get' cushy and uncomfortable. Get of a sense of the campus with your‘little feelers. Greet everybody. Stay friendly. Remember The Don’ts: (1) Don’t rush to “clique.” Larvae are wise in that they do not clique. (2) Don’t be afraid to get snubbed. (3) Don’t be embarrassed if you are snubbed; every class has a few bad apples, and (4) don’t be so shocked at my honesty; this is the statistical consequence of class size. Summary: just be awkward. BE AWKWARD. It’d be weird if you weren’t.

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Our column is unique in The Chronicle because both of its writers are Duke alumni. Kristin finished last May while Ed graduated from Trinity College of Arts and Sciences in 1963 and from Duke Law School in 1966. Bridging that 45-year gap is ed MCkards our enduring love tor KTlStlll DUtlcr this university, which we hope will grow in pro bono publico your hearts as well. We believe that your years wandering East and West Campuses will be among the most glorious of your life—if you let the magic of this place do its work and if you engage (to use the catchword of the hour on campus) with its spirit. In particular, we hope you will recognize immediately the grandeur that surrounds you—the accomplishments of generations of people who have embraced this university and devoted their lives to it. At the Nasher Museum of Art—itself a testimonial to an alumnus who came to campus broke and emerged as a principal developer of Dallas—there is the splendor of “El Greco to Velazquez: Art during the Reign of Philip III.” Imagine the Prado in Madrid, one of the greatest museums of Western civilization, lending Duke five precious paintings, part of more than 100 objects of art amassed from the National Gallery of London and _

Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, just to begin the list. This did not just happen. It’s a tribute to the resourcefulness and research of Sarah Schroth, who had an inkling that a period in Spanish history that produced significant literature and leadership must surely have provoked great expression through art as well. Painstakingly, she discovered missing links, and her work as the Nasher’s Nancy Hanks Senior Curator is now on display, for which we all cheer her. We heard an awful lot about a Duke surgeon this summer, when Dr. Allan Friedman of our Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center was selected to perform a risky brain cancer operation. The patient, of course, was the scion of a family linked to Harvard, a Harvard alumnus himselfwho in a few days was going to receive a Harvard honorary degree. Senator Ted Kennedy checked out of the hospital run by Harvard in Boston to come to Duke. As Dr. Lawrence Altan noted in The New York Times, that school up north was “embarrassed.” The health system is Duke’s crown jewel and you dofi’t need to be pre-med to join its vital work. Crossing the lines of academic, disciplines, Duke is forging important public policies so that medical care and medicines can be shared throughout the world by all people regardless of ability to pay. Of course there is intense scientific research into diseases, such as AIDS, where a massive infusion of federal dollars makes us central to the worldwide effort. There are significant investments in the Duke University Health System by the private sector too. David Murdock, the man who gave us all those cans and jars with the Dole brand, has contributed tens of millions of dollars j:o track the health of everyone in and around Kannapolis,

Live up to the promise Thefollowing is an excerptfrom President Richard Brodhead’s convocation address tofreshmen, delivered in the Chapel Wednesday: newest students, I welcome you to this place and the great new life that awaits. Your university has a history of being home, to the best. When a famous senator looked for a place at the forefront of innovative medical care this summer, he considered many possibilities, but he richjud brodllCcld chose Duke When the convocation United States Olympic basketball looked for a coach who could mold great individual talent into a team, they did not look many places: they came straight to Duke. One of the most widely noted art exhibits of this year, “El Greco to Velazquez,” will show in two places in this country: at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the Nasher Museum at Duke. This summer the United States Green Building Council gave a FEED Platinum certificate, its highest rating for environmental sustainability, to a building that houses Duke engineering students and incorporates their inventions—the Smart Home, the first platinum residence hall on the planet. Today we have something else to boastabout. Now we’ve got you! We chose you because of your special promise, and you chose us because Duke makes good things better. Both were great choices. Now, let’s make it happen. It is a complete fluke that the Class of 2012’s arrival should take place in the middle of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Since they happen to overlap, these two events have both been filling my mind, and I’ve begun to see each in the image of the other. The Olympic games are spectacles of competition and individual achievement, but there is something profoundly communal at their heart. In antiquity, where the Olympiad was observed for nearly a thousand years, the Greek city-states would suspend wars and other conflict when the games arrived, and athletes would travel to a sanctuary site, Olympus, for the contests. Then, as now, many forms of civic value have strife and division as their yield. But the games propose an ideal that suspends hostilities and draws people together across divides. This is the ideal of outstanding performance, of the exquisite realization of human powers. Every time you turn on the Olympics, you see the endless ways humans have dreamed up to move their bodies in water, on land or in the air, each with astonishing grace and power. When you tune in, you also join the cross-cultural commu-

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N.C., once a dingy proprietary corporate town for workers in the Cannon cotton mills. This effort to tie genetics to a community’s health may well prove to be the most important, continuing investigation since the famous Framingham heart study began in Massachusetts in 1948. But let’s also remember that there’s some tarnish that needs polishing. For example, Kristin has documented the Duke University Health System’s habit of charging poor people without insurance far more than better-off, insured people for the same treatment. As you read our weekly column, we’ll often bring contradictions like this to your attention, hopeful that you’ll add your voices—and your outrage—to ours. In fact, you’ll see that we make special effort each Monday to confront dichotomy and hypocrisy at the Univer-

sity. In the brief time since you’ve arrived here, we’re sure you’ve encountered the same question over and over: Where are you from? The answers are diverse—virtually every state and many other countries are given in reply. But very soom, each of you will have the same answer that we do: “Duke!” Your identity—like ours—is now with this university. You are a Dukie, this is where you are from forever, and it’s a hell of a place to call home. We hope you exploit your days on this campus, that you emerge with new knowledge and wisdom, sensitivity and judgment and that Duke implants in you a lifelong thirst to learn-and to apply your abilities and values to the common weal. During this journey, we are confident you will grow to love Duke with all your heart, as we do. Godspeed. Kristin Butler, Trinity ’OB, and Ed Rickards, Trinity ’63 andLaw ’66, are bothDuke alumni. Theircolumn runs every Monday.

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nity of hundreds of millions watching with you: the current China’s regulation of internet service providers, Google had to agree to self-censor to enter the Chinese market, Olympics likely form the single most widely shared experience of our new globalvillage. What draws us together in this a striking departure from our notions of individual rights profound way? This is the community of humans delighting and free inquiry. But without a direct Chinese presence, in the power of the human, and in the spectacle of human Google would miss a chance to compete in the world’s fastachievement pushed to its highest forms. est-growing internet market, where other American rivals For the athletes who participate, the Olympics create were already present. a further form of community. Ask your classmate Becca This is a textbook ethical dilemma, and all the more Ward, who won one of the first medals awarded in Beijing interesting for being a real-world choice with real-world (in fencing) before hastening back to join you today. When consequences. It raises a host of issues. How are different Olympians move into the Olympic Village, theyjoin the se- kinds of value to be balanced against each other? Will that lect society of those who share their exalted level of talent balancing need to be different in future, in face of new and have embraced the same demanding goals. Getting globalizing forces like the internet and the integration of to be neighbors with their parallel numbers from around global commerce? Are our familiar notions of rights absothe world yields both friendship and a further stimulus for lute, or can different cultures have legitimately different achievement. You know why so many records fall at the understandings ofindividual and community rights? Ifyou Olympics: people have the inspiration of competing with seek to promote change elsewhere, do you best advance it by engaging or by refusing to engage? the best. of the but of At the debate I attended, five participants went at these I’m speaking I’m really thinking Olympics, you and your gathering here. Yesterday on East Campus I questions. All of them were impressive, but none was a spewitnessed 1,700 spirited youth who used to be total strangers cialist. They were ordinary Duke students who had taken a to one another, and who have nothing in common but their course that included this case as a class exercise—in short they were you, taking advantage of daily opportunities of many forms of talent, coming together from all over this region, nation and world, to occupy your own separate village. this place. They voiced different points of view, but when Why? So you too can befriend each other, delight each other they spoke, they showed certain elemental strengths. They and inspire each other toward what you came here to do: to had entered into the difficulty of the question; they had a detailed grasp of the facts; they could visualize and relive up to the promise of your highest personal gifts. That’s your mission as a student here. Please don’t forget it spond to points of view differentfrom their own; and they were able to stake out clear positions without evading the or settle for a lesser goal. But as even I must admit, there are differences between Dukeand the Olympics. At Duke you need to complexities of the case. No medals are given for skills like these, but if you want try out all your powers, not justthe ones you’re famously good at There need be no losers here, but there’s only one real way to be a constructive contributor to your world, these are to be a winner. That is to use Duke to transform yourself into strengths you’ll look for every chance to build, as these stua broadly informed, broadly capable person —and that won’t dents had. With luck, some day you’ll be the one making happen unless you open yourself to a range of interests and hard decisions in face of the world’s changing challenges activities, including things that aren’tyour “event” Our recent and complexities. It will matter ifyou’re able to make them graduate Shannon Rowbury made the U.S. Olympic track team in a thoughtful, well-informed way—so it matters how you with the fastest time in thenation in the women’s 1500 meters. use your time at Duke. In a few days the Olympics will be done for four more But at Duke she was not just a track star but a highly engaged student of English, theater, film and visual studies, who helped years. But in a few days your race will just be beginning. mastermind a movie marathon where scores ofDuke students Like the Olympics, Duke is a community dedicated to the learned their skills as future filmmakers. Such a blend of disci- highest realization ofhuman powers —with the difference pline, curiosity, creativity, and initiative will keep you running that here you’re readied for a long life of accomplishment, requiring development of every dimension of your gifts.. long after the legs begin to slow. Are you up for that? That’s what I hoped! Class of 2012, let And education isn’t finally about show and perforthe games begin. mance: it’s about learning how to think. I spent a memorable night last spring listening to a debate on Google’s 2006 Richard Brodhead is the ninthpresident ofDuke University. decision to launch a search engine based in China. Under

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Masses this Sunday, August 24th: 11:00 am in Richard White Lecture Hall on East Campus 9:00 pm in Duke Chapel

Welcome Cookout Sunday, August 24th 12 noon, following 11 am Mass on the East Campus Lawn behind Richard White Lecture Hall

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Hungry for another taste of the South? fcvery Saturday morning and Wednesday twice a week until September, the Durham Farmer's Market serves up the freshest selectionof not only greensand veggies but delectable desserts too. Juicy, red strawberries top the crop,and try the hot peppers if you enjoy a bit offire. And try coordinating a fresh meal afterwards with friends.There's plenty of entertainment to befound too in conversing with thefarmers.

est to charming Durham gets—and it doesn't fall too short.It takes less than a

minute to stroll across the square itself, but its amalgam ofeclectic shops and exquisite dining will keep you busy for a full night outJry a sushi special at Mt. Fuji before heading to the cozy couches at Amelia Cafe for some biscotti.There is a strong independent scene going with a rare book store, thrift shop and CD store (all must-browses). String lights decorating the squareadd a special touch.

A highly advertised Durham location, the American Tobacco Campushas a full list of attractions to entertain, from dining to shopping to concerts. Ithas a somewhat industrial feel, but with the Durham Bulls Stadium is a staple of the city. The campus puts on a fairly regular schedule of events, with everything from a quilt show to an authentic N.C. bluegrass concert. Get to know thereal South, in all its commercial allure—and enjoy it too.

Durham Farmer's Market

To some, Shooters II is no more than the end of that Thursday night you just want to forget. But to a perhaps remarkable number of others, it's the go-tospot every weekend for a wild bull ride or booze-and-grind fest—simply because it's a place like no other in Durham, perhaps even the country. The saloon gets most of its business from Duke students (the young crowd drove locals out years ago) and never fails to serve up a rambunctious party.

If you've ever seen the movie"Bull Durham,"you'll know the team has a steamy reputation. It doesn't serve up as many points on the field, though, but since when was a baseball game really about the sport? This is a classic, hotdog-munching and soda-slurping excursion, with plenty of cute kids and devoted fans around. Keep your own score for the number offree T-shirts and other giveaways you catch. And watch out for the big bull during home runs.

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This upscale eatery would do you in for the semester if it was on Food Points. But when Mom and Dad are in town for Parents’ Weekend and you’re looking for the perfect venue in which to gloss over your grade in Econ 51, there’s no place like the Magnolia Grill. Although the restaurant’s unadorned place settings and dim lighting are far from flashy, make no mistake: You’re a long way from the Marketplace. The Magnolia Grill was named the 11th best restaurant in the country by Gourmet magazine, and for good reason. Intimidating fare like “octopus salami” is on the menu, but have no fear: You’ll find yourself savoring every bite of dishes you wouldn’t have touched with a 10-foot pole before you became a worldly college student.

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This tempting Mediterranean bistro serves up cuisine that is part Lebanese, part Greek, and thoroughly delicious. The service is slow, but the wait is well worth it when a piping-hot platter of freshly baked pita bread and hummus arrives at their table for round one of many courses. Eaters with eyes bigger than their stomachs should be wary: Those in the kitchen are not timid about portions, and each dish on the menu packs a surprisingly hefty amount offood for its dollar value. Fortunately, diners will feel no need to apologize after gobbling up an indecent amount of pita bread. The chicken shawirma wraps, gyros and falafel pack a punch, but are prepared by hand, grilled rather than fried and made with only the freshest and most flavorful ingredients. In other words, Baba Ghannouj’s fare is the rare pleasure that is guilt-free.

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The feint of heart should not brave Cosmic Cantina before the sun sets. During daylight hours, with its peeling paint, creaky staircase and splintering wood panelling, this greasy spoon strikes the discriminating diner as all health code violation and no charm. But when the clock strikes 12—midnight, not noon—this Mexican joint takes a Cinderella turn. Booths that were uncomfortably small become cozy, lines that were impossibly long become the perfect excuse to gab with friends and the bathroom graffiti becomes choice reading material. So go ahead, climb up the stairs and order yourself a burrito for here. The cost of a quesadilla may be skyrocketing with the price of gas, but there’s still no better way to settle your stomach after a distressing Shooters encounter. And you won’t even notice the stress on your wallet when you’re piecing together what happened the next day.

Dining in Durham The Best Guilty Pleasure

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With a milk shake flavor to suit your every mood, there’s never a good reason not to make the drive down Hillsborough to Cook Out The shakes are rarely served within in the 30-second time frame that all conscientious Cook Out employees strive for, but you won’t mind the wait too much when you’re jostling at the walk-up window in a mob scene that resembles the Bryan Center Walkway during a free T-shirt distribution. In feet, you can even party itup like many local teens. If you want the authentic experience, hop on the hood of a parked car with a group ofyour most rambunctious friends for a traditional Southern tailgate. And if you’re feeling a bit guilty when your straw scrapes the styrofoam, rest assured; Each cup is graced with a Bible verse, the perfect penance for a Blue Devil who’s just consumed a sinfully good shake.

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In all fairness, watching a chef grill raw steak before your very eyes isn’t an experience that gets most singles in the mood for romance. But while it’s no substitute for a candle-

light dinner, this Japanese House ofSteaks and Sushi is perfect for the reluctant dater; the frat boy who couldn’t scare

up a pleasant date for his semiformal or the freshwoman who didn’t have the heart to reject her overeager chemistry partner. With his rodeo clown antics, the chef at your table will spare you the torture of making small talk with your date. And in the unlikely event that the evening goes well and your cook starts to stick out like a broken chopstick, you can kiss him goodbye before the night is through.

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America Counts FAQ.S Who can tutor? America Counts welcomes undergraduate and graduate student tutors. Volunteers tutor two hours each week. Students eligible for federal work-study tutor up to six hours each week. The rate of pay for undergraduate work-study tutors is $1325 per hour. For graduate students, the rate is $16.25.

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that children read well and independently by the end of grade. a this America Reads, volunteer and work-study program, joins effort by placing tutors in public schools to improve the reading skills of Durham’s youngest children.

Two ways to make a difference: Volunteer Tutors Serve as a reading tutor at least one semester for two hours each week, Attend training sessions led by reading specialists. Tutor at a conveniently located elementary school. • Apply to the Community Service Center by September 10. •

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Nationally, 40% offourth graders cannot read as well as they should. Students who cannot read independently by the fourth grade are less likely to complete high school. Studies find that sustained, individualized attention and tutoring can raise reading levels. Share the joy ofreading. Make a difference in a child’s Ufe. Be a role model. Support local schools. It’s fun!

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